U.S. Airports On Thanksgiving

For Americans, this week marks the busiest travel time of the year, as the holiday season approaches. Thanksgiving is on Thursday, and my fellow travelers should expect extremely busy roadways and skies throughout the week, as it is supposed to be the busiest travel season in years. According to the American Automobile Association, there will be about 51 million Americans traveling more than 50 miles to reach their destination, including 45.5 million on the roads and nearly 4 million in the air. With that being said, there’s nothing much you can do other than suffer through the traffic and security lines if you live far away from family. So, here are the best and worst U.S. airports on Thanksgiving.

Best Airports

With this many travelers moving around on Thanksgiving, it’s more important than ever to be prepared this holiday season. Reward Expert, an airline research company, went through five years of Department of Transportation data, in order to weigh the on-time performance versus the amount of flights cycling through domestic airlines at the 45 busiest airports in the country. Here are the worst airports for Thanksgiving in America:

San Francisco

Newark Liberty

Oakland

Houston Hobby

Sacramento

Dallas Love Field

Chicago O’Hare

New York (JFK)

Chicago Midway

New York – LaGuardia

Worst Airports

The rankings also took into effect the surrounding area around the airport, how long it would take to get to and from the airport, and the best and worst days to travel at these locations. These are the best airports to travel through on Thanksgiving in America:

Honolulu

Atlanta Hartsfield

Charlotte Douglas

Myers

Salt Lake City

Washington National

Phoenix Sky Harbor

Tampa

New Orleans

Portland, Oregon

Regardless of where you decide to fly out of, always be prepared and be safe. I’m sure your loved ones will have plenty of patience and understanding if you show up a little late.